MEMENTO FUTURUM

MEMENTO FUTURUM
In this painting, the traditional memento mori is reimagined through a futuristic lens. The aristocratic figure holds a skull in one hand—a timeless reminder of mortality—while her towering wig transforms into a landscape of circuits, rockets, and wandering machines. At its center, a glowing emblem of digital value pulses like a new kind of crown.

The contrast between past and future, lace and technology, invites viewers to reflect on the fragile balance between human legacy and the systems we create. Here, progress floats between wonder and uncertainty, just as the rising towers behind her blur into shifting clouds.

Rather than warning or praising, MEMENTO FUTURUM simply asks us to pause:
What do we choose to build, and what will remain of us when the future looks back?

Oil on Linen

50 x 50 cm